First Live Calf of 2009 at Twin Forks Clinic-Benkelman!!

For the last few years, the staff at Twin Forks Clinic in Benkelman has had a contest for the first live calf of the year. This year's winner was a bull calf owned by Joe and Mary Birge of Benkelman, out of a 7 year old black white face cow. Weighing 98 pounds, the winner was brought into the world on January 24th, with the assistance of Dr. Rod Auffet. The prize for the first born calf was a bucket containing necessary calving items such as a drench bottle, colostrum replacer, calving book, and of a course a coffee cup, Mountain Dew and a warm vest to help keep the calves caretakers warm and energized.